Steve alerted us to this story in comments
On a night when thousands of Paris residents and tourists were reveling and fans were enjoying a soccer match between France and world champion Germany, horror struck in an unprecedented manner. Terrorists — some with AK-47s, some reportedly with bombs strapped to them — attacked sites throughout the French capital and at the stadium where the soccer match was underway.
Scores were killed in the coordinated attacks late Friday, leaving a nation in mourning and the world in shock. CNN will update this story as information comes in:
A journalist who was at a concert at the Bataclan theater and escaped after the shooting started told CNN: “We lied down on the floor not to get hurt. It was a huge panic. The terrorists shot at us for 10 to 15 minutes. It was a bloodbath.” Julien Pearce didn’t hear the attackers speak, but he said one friend who escaped heard them talk about Iraq and Syria. Later, he said the men were speaking French.
• At least 153 people were killed in the Paris and Saint-Denis shootings and bombings, French officials said. Among the victims, 112 were killed at the Bataclan concert venue, according to the Interior Ministry. Saint-Denis is home to the national stadium where the match was being played.
And you’re right, Steve, this is one of the reasons we must control our borders. I have this awful feeling this is just the beginning. See also here and here, “ISIS threatens 9/11 style attack on America.”
“How safe does Obama make you feel?
Since Obama finally (reluctantly?) decided to send in our special forces and forcefully bomb in Syria he’s assured the American people that ISIS is not “gaining in strength.” But Obama has changed his opinion more often than his golf shoes. His approach to this problem has always been half-hearted at best. Under his tutelage America has been weak and apologetic. The attacks going on in the ME and in places like Paris are the sad result of his thinking. (He cannot be called a leader, all he does is talk). This is not only tragic but a disgrace.
Our sympathies and prayers go out to the people of Paris and the families of the dead.
Must read article by Conrad Black of National Review recalls some of the administrations horrendous errors in the ME.
This last development is unconscionably late, as there was a time when the moderates were a much better bet than they are now, squeezed between the Assad regime and the militant Islamists. There is no possible explanation that is not discreditable for why we went from then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s assertion that Assad was “a reformer,” to the unctuous Obama revelation that it was “time for him to go,” to the infamous, self-eradicating “red line,” to the abdication in favor of Congress to approve the much-announced punitive cruise-missile attacks that new Secretary of State John Kerry assured would be “unbelievably small,” to confiding the disposal of the poison gas that Assad had conferred upon some of his refractory countrymen to the capable and infinitely trustworthy hands of Vladimir Putin, who had supplied Assad in the first place. This dismal sequence was summarized last Wednesday by the president in his address to the country as the combination of strength and diplomacy that resolved the Syrian poison-gas crisis. It would also have been easier to deal with ISIS from the air when they were running amok with their assault vehicles festooned with black flags. And we were admonished to remember that the “Islamic State ” is not Islamic. (emphasis mine)
The whole world needs strong leadership coming from America and we won’t be able to even begin to deliver for more than a year. God help us if that leader turns out to be Hillary…or Bernie…or anyone else, John Kerry, Al gore, Elizabeth Warren, waiting in the wings.
There are no words to adequately describe the injustice, the barbarity and the stupidity of what happened in Paris today. But, for what its worth, as the people who suffered an even greater offense on 9/11, our hearts are with the French.
The French have endured riots by rampaging Muslim youth, they have endured fire bombings by Muslim youths, mobs of Muslims in Paris burned down city blocks and hundreds of cars . Years ago Orly Airport was the scene of a mass shooting by Muslims. Most recently a free speech magazine called Charlie Hebdo was the scene of another mass slaughter by…who else, Muslim wackos.
Across the channel Muslims behaved little better.
The British have suffered horrible bomb attacks of their famous double decker buses. They’ve had angry demonstrations in London by rabid Muslims that told them their freedom can burn in Hell and they meant it! They have had the fire bombings and mass vandalism too, again by Muslim youth.
Even more planned attacks never happened because the police were able to intercept them before the Muslims could attack. Well, actually they missed a pair of Muslims, two refugees from war torn Africa. These monsters expressed their gratitude by running over a British soldier and then cutting his neck with a butcher knife.
Now lets jump across the pond to America.
We lost thousands of our people to Muslim radicals, both here and abroad. But, we still take them in, thus saving them from the horrors in their home country. Some of those we’ve saved have turned on us too. But, we still extend the hand of friendship. We’re expect at least 6-7 thousand refugees to move here from Syria, Iraq and other Muslim countries awash in violence and soon too!
France tried what we are about to do. Now France is rethinking their policies on Muslim immigration, as is Germany and a half dozen other European countries that accepted Muslims because they were oppressed people, desperately seeking a safe place. In America, its seems we’re not thinking at all, despite what has happened to us… we fail to learn from our own history and we fail to learn from world history. How dumb is that?
The liberals among us pretend the Islamic religion is no worse than the next religion. In their mind Christians are just as much threat. Ah, but, if we will only disarm, quit attacking other countries, well, golly gee we can all be just one big happy family. So, we deny the facts of murder, genocide, hate and bigotry by creepy Muslim fanatics. I think over a million people have died because of Islam in the last decade and it’s getting worse and closer to home with every passing year.
Here’s an idea… How about putting a halt to Muslims immigrating here. And how about deporting those quickly that are causing any sort of risk or problem. I regret to say it, but today’s Muslim victim could just as easily be tomorrows suicide bomber. There is such a fine line between radical and moderate, who knows what could set them off?
But, don’t expect America to take a tough stand and be smart….we never are. Instead expect more of our people to die at the hands of radical Muslims, Muslims that we welcomed into this country with open arms. It’s going to get a lot worse…soon.
We are next.
Yup. Coming soon to a theater near you. As a friend of mine (and U.S. Air Force veteran) said a while back “Nuke ’em until their a$$holes glow in the dark, then use ’em for runway markers.”
As Pie said “we are next” or in my view we have always been the primary goal of jihadist Islamic rule.
By our very freedoms we have given those with radical thinking, Islamic or otherwise a toe hold this country, but what has held them back? what do they fear, could it be the simple fact of ones ability of self defense? because retaliation does seem to concern them, they just keep on seeking weakness and attack there.
When they attack here or abroad it seems it is always on a defenseless group or society, so by supporting a Government that impose overly restrictive laws regarding legal gun ownership (France has some of the most restrictive next to Britain) people have made themselves the target. Britain, Sweden and now France, all becoming a public shooting zone. I would expect Australia to become a target as well, considering their Islamic population and stance on private gun ownership.
These attacks really are a war of terror on our western beliefs, we best realize that we still have, and need the ability to defend ourselves personally at any given time. It doesn’t matter how many police there are, France flooded the area with over 1500 police plus military, but that was after the killings, where were they before the body’s started falling? 158 by JUST 4 crazies ( so far counted). How effective could some legally armed and trained citizens been in stopping the carnage?
It has been quoted before, Jihadist do not need a few good people, just one crazy will do.
Police can not be everywhere all the time, and where they are not, is where these armed crazies’ are going to strike.
Not unlike the shootings by crazies in this Country at locations that offer them a safe (to them) gun free zone to commit their mayhem these terrorist seek the weaker societies that are created by anti gun advocates and their political puppets.
We have enough laws on the books, and the more you add the less weapons for protection will be available, in this world today, that’s not a good thing.
What we need until the world settles down is to be able to defend ourselves properly at any given moment that we are threatened. Our Government should consider the need of proper training for people to defend themselves, then once the police arrive, let them count the bodies of the crazies not the innocents.
Don’t just run out and buy a gun just to say you own one, but if you do obtain one, learn and train properly so you know when and how to use a weapon of self defense to keep yourself and America safe.
Of all the freedoms this country affords, do not lose sight that the second amendment is there to provide us all with the ability to keep America safe and any enemy at bay.
This is a trend. This is a Problem.
It is on going. People are worried about Both France and Germany. You have this radical middle eastern group feeding youth their garbage and training them, and you have a Hard Right extreme party growing with their hate. Bottom Line they both use religion and Hate to bring about their religious end of the world. Religion again in the center of world conflict.
That said you have jumped the gun. The biggest question to be answered is were they French Citizens or not. The last attack was by French Citizens.
Intelligent conversation would be the most respectful in these cases. Also Selling fear by the media is disgusting.
A wise man once said “The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself”
These are complicated times, maybe it is time to stop the generic hate and deal with this.
If GW had not toppled Iraq we would not be here. Take credit for what escalated ISIS and allowed them to re-surge. The USA has a big part of the responsibility for IS actions. GW’s Iraq war cost us trillions in deficits and the loss of our freedoms. We armed many of these people. People want to kill us. Every time we mess in middle east business more join their cause.
As Hitler said you slowly take away peoples freedoms so they get use to it. We are not a Free People and the Politicians are full of crap. A secure border is not 2 huge walls to keep Americans in. You are Californians and know darn well the tunnels are a huge problem. The USA is falling into a fascist slave state. Low wage 3rd world country.
You have to wonder if the carnage would have been stopped – or at least slowed down – if folks in the crowds had been allowed to carry weapons since France has strict gun control laws.
And it was just yesterday morning when Obumble announced that ISIS was “contained!”
Guess that message didn’t make it to Paris, did it?
This was not a terror attack tonight this was the beginning of World War 3.
The Arch Duke Ferdinand moment was indeed the cart vendor in Tunisia. He lit the fuse that sparked the up risings in the Middle East
–which led to a collapse of Libya
–which led to a refugee crisis in Italy, Spain and France.
–which led to the US arming the wrong people in Syria by running guns through Benghazi
–which led to the collapse of Syria and the creation of Isis.
–Which in turn led to the refugee crisis in Europe.
–which led to the first shots tonight in World War Three.
It may not be declared or seen as such for quite some time but make no mistake this is the beginning.
The refugee crisis will when history is written be seen as a Trojan horse invasion by Islamists in Europe. It was aided by the UN, the EU and socialists world wide.
This is a final fulfillment of the chalkboard: “a caliphate will be established and the chaos will spread across the Middle East. Then the chaos will spread to Europe where the socialist, anarchists and Islamists will work together to destabilize Europe and the western world.”
Remember, 3 years ago all of the so called experts said that this was nuts. It has all just happened.
What does this lead to now?
A fulfillment of the warning that the rise of hard line communists and fascists will rise with the same hatred not seen since the 1930s in Europe.
But how about here?
As I have been saying for the last few months prepare for three things over the next 18 months.
2 of them have begun to happen this week in France and our universities. Significant impact of the last two make the first happen with total surety.
1. Economic instability (2008+)
2. Islamic instability (9.11+)
3. Domestic Instability (Ferguson /Baltimore +)
What happened in Paris may be the beginning of a much larger movement. Which could spread globally. It is only a matter of time.
The events this week on university campus’ will spread and join with civil unrest in cities across the nation. It MAY center around the Democratic convention in Philadelphia.
Pray for our nation.
Pray that the eyes of those who are blind will see, that our hearts will not fail us and that the mouths of our churches are opened.
Glenn Beck
Dewey your comment about “a HARD RIGHT extreme party growing with their hate” is not only wrong, it’s offensive, it’s not only offensive it’s ignorant unless you believe that these terrorists met with kindness will change their ways. Your ignorance is also evident in your inability to see “recognition of a real and present threat” as “growing hatred.” There is only one group that is perpetrating religiously motivated hate and evil on this planet and that would be the radical extremist Muslims murdering and terrorizing Muslims, Christians, and other religious groups as well as secular, non believing persons and those with alternative ideas and lifestyles like homosexuals.
Bottom line? You fail to grasp in this mess much less the “bottom line”.
“The last attack was by French Citizens.”
Radicalized French Muslim terrorists, key word: “Muslim.”
“Intelligent conversation would be the most respectful in these cases.”
YOU FIRST! Your first paragraph is horrendously lacking in respect for innocent people and casual indifference to those perpetrating these monstrous acts against humanity!
“If GW had not toppled Iraq we would not be here.”
And if The Nazi’s hadn’t made friends with radical, Jew hating elements in iran we wouldn’t be here.
If GW or someone like him had been in charge the last seven years we wouldn’t be here! President Obama has not only allowed the rise and spread of radical Muslims he has, through his bumbling (or collusion?) aided them in the spread of their evil intent.
“Every time we mess in middle east business more join their cause.”
We weren’t “messing in their business.” We were engaged in the defeat of radical Muslims terrorists and we actually had a strategy that included freeing the Iraqi people and overseeing the establishment of a democratic form of government from which to continue the fight to defeat terrorists. We had eight years in and we had made great progress toward the goal of defeating the enemies of freedom. Over the last seven years we through all of that away and witnessed the rise and spread of Radical terrorists.
If the US is falling into a “fascist state” it’s because ignorant people like you continue to vote for the socialist in control of the Democrat Party and all of its radical support groups filled with anger and hate.
Re Dewey : “The USA is falling into a fascist slave state. Low wage 3rd world country.”
Amazing! I agree with Dewey. The USA is falling into a fascist slave state and a low wage 3rd world country thanks to Democrats and the leftist twits who control that party.